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Patent GB-189920550-A (GB)
Title: A Rack for Holding Pens, Pencils, Pipes, or the like.
Inventor: ROSHER FREDERICK HOWARD
Filed: 1899-10-13
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 20,550. Rosher, F. H. Oct. 18. Tobacco-pipe racks.-Brackets A, for supporting pens, pencils, pipes, &c., are provided with slots C engaging slotted tubular supports D, so that by raising the brackets they may be turned flat against the calendar &c. G. Advertisements &c. may appear on the back-board E.
Patent GB-190003075-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment of Silk Waste to Prepare it for Spinning.
Inventor: WOODHEAD JOHN
Filed: 1900-02-16
Granted: 1901-02-16
Abstract: 3075. Woodhead, J., and Thompson, N. Feb. 16. Processes.-Relates to the preparation for spinning of silk waste containing a proportion of its natural gum, or of gummy dressings which have been applied in its previous preparation. The material is boiled for about thirty minutes in a solution containing a pound of potash and a pound of soda to each gallon of water. It is then dried, passed through a Garnett machine having about twelve teeth to the inch, and through a gill box, the fallers of which have two rows of pins of about eighteen to the inch, and is then balled ready for combing. A finely-pinned Noble comb is used having about forty-eight pins to the inch. The "top from the combing-machine is then ready for spinning.
Patent GB-190005921-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Curtain-rods and to Means for Attaching Curtains thereto.
Inventor: VOURET CHARLES AMBROISE
Filed: 1900-03-29
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 5921. Vouret, C. A. Dec. 7, A.D. 1899, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Curtains, drawing and suspending.-The curtain rod a is made with a right and left thread, and is carried on a tube b which is riveted to a stop f and sleeve c which carries the pinion d. The spindle g butts against the stop f, and has a collar h against which bears a ring of balls i. A tube spaces apart the two rings of balls i. The hole m in the spindle is to engage the fixing-bracket. The curtain is provided with hooks o, in place of rings. The end hooks have holes which drop over pins q on nuts p. By rotating the pole by means of a chain, &c. and the pinion d, the nuts p are caused to approach or recede, and consequently the curtains are drawn or withdrawn.
Patent GB-190005936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Winding Machinery for Yarn or Thread.
Inventor: GORDON JAMES
Filed: 1900-03-30
Granted: 1901-01-26
Abstract: 5936. Gordon, J., and Malloch, J. M. March 30. Winding-machines.-In order that the spindle or bobbin cradles or holders may be used for winding different sized bobbins, the arms A, in which are the spindle sockets M, N, are made adjustable upon the transverse bar E of the holder, being secured in the adjusted position by screw bolts P.
Patent GB-190008654-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Stretching and Mercerising Cotton Yarn.
Inventor: KOPP OTTO
Filed: 1900-05-10
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 8654. Kopp, O., and Usuelli, E. May 10. Yarns, mercerizing.-The hanks are stretched over pairs of rollers m, e', which are intermittently rotated about their axles and also about a central vertical shaft o. The lower rollers dip into tanks g separated by partitions g<1>, and, when the system is rotated about the shaft o, rollers f on the axles of the lower rollers e<2> engaging in a cam-groove d in the frame raise the rollers e' over the partitions. In the position corresponding to the first tank, the hanks are placed on and removed from the rollers ; in the second position the hanks are slightly stretched, and treated with mercerizing- liquid ; in the third, the hanks are still further stretched, and squeezed by reason of the lower rollers being pressed against india-rubber rollers situated in the tank ; while in the fourth tank the hanks are stretched to their greatest extent and washed by a spraying-apparatus. The upper rollers m of each pair are driven by the gearing n<1>, n, and the table or support k, i, h is rotated intermittently by a spur-wheel u, which engages with a segmental bevel-wheel t. When the wheels u, t are in gear the table or support k, i, h is rotated, and when the wheel u is opposite a plain portion of the wheel t the table is stationary and mercerizing and other operations are proceeded with. The time during which the table k, i, h is stationary is determined by a spur-wheel similar to u, which is opposite a toothed portion of the wheel t when the wheel u is opposite a plain portion, and is caused to traverse backwards and forwards along a screwed shaft. Each time this wheel reaches the inner extremity of its traverse, it engages with a toothed segment of the wheel t, and rotates it sufficiently to bring a toothed segment into engagement with the wheel u. The wheels n, for rotating the axles of the upper rollers, engage with bevel driving- wheels in each of their positions of rest.
Patent GB-190018677-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Finishing Nuts for Bolts and the like.
Inventor: ANDERSON THOMAS MILLS
Filed: 1900-10-19
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 18,677. Anderson, T. M. Oct. 19. Milling.-A machine for milling nuts &c. is provided with a number of mandrels e held between centres f, g on headstocks c, d carried by a slide a having a reciprocating movement. The milling-cutters are carried by a spindle l to act on the nuts on each mandrel. The mandrels are geared together by spur-wheels m, and are locked in the required angular position by pins v engaging notched discs n on the mandrels. The pins are carried by an arm u on the rocking shaft t, and are normally held in the locking position by a spring-controlled arm w on the shaft. An arm y on the shaft is connected by a slotted link z to a bell crank p connected by an adjustable chain q to the bed b. A slot 1 in the link z engages a pin 2 on a pawl arm 3 engaging a ratchet-wheel 4 on one of the mandrels. After the cutters have cleared the nuts on the return stroke, the chain becomes taut, withdrawing the locking-pins, and causing the upper end of the slot 1 to engage the pin 2 and rotate the mandrels the desired amount. As the cutting stroke commences, the chain slackens, the locking-pins being returned to the locking position before cutting commences.
Patent GB-190103765-A (GB)
Title: Rocking-chair-bed
Inventor: JAFFE HEIMAN
Filed: 1901-02-21
Granted: 1902-01-23
Abstract: 3765. Jaffe, H. Feb. 21. Chairs; bedsteads.-Relates to a convertible rocking and easy chair and bedstead. The rockers are hinged to the lower edges of the sides d of the chair, and can be turned up, as shown, or turned down, and be secured by hooks q; they carry projecting bars r, which serve as supports for a footboard which can be slid under the chair. The bedstead bottom frame consists of four parts hinged together. One part is fixed inside the chair frame between the arms ; the next part is only a few inches long, and the two outer parts are supported by two pairs of hinged legs and have side bars pivoted on short uprights. The bead frame is binged to the bottom frame, and can fold down on the foot section. The two foot sections are now folded bottom to bottom, and are then folded on to the mattress, which is folded and placed on the head section. The small section becomes vertical, and the whole frame is enclosed by a hinged flap. The bed pillow is placed on the folded frame to form the seat cushion.
Patent GB-190104182-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Slide Valves.
Inventor: WRIGLEY ALFRED EATON
Filed: 1901-02-27
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 4182. Wrigley, A. E. Feb. 27. Slide valves, balancing.-Relates to means for relieving engine slide valves from excessive pressure. The working face, either of the valve or of the valve seat, is made with recesses or cavities D, in which buttresses may be preserved to provide for the proper support of the valve, and the steam or fluid pressure obtaining access to these recesses partially effects a balance. The recesses may be made in a false or attachable plate, instead of in the valve or seating itself.
Patent GB-190104517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Weighing Apparatus.
Inventor: SCHEFFER LUDWIG
Filed: 1901-03-02
Granted: 1902-03-01
Abstract: 4517. Scheffer, L. March 2. Weighing-apparatus combined with bedsteads and perambulators.-A weighing-apparatus, adapted for determining the net weight of a person in a bed or perambulator, is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 applied to a bedstead. The mattress 6 lies on a frame provided with blocks 7, 8, which rest on the forked levers 4 supported at their outer ends on knifeedge bearings 3 on the bedstead, and connected at their inner ends by a bar 5. Springs 13 fixed to a cross-bar 16 and to the bar 5, carry the-weight, and a pivoted lever 18 connected to one of the levers 4 actuates the indicating-device 20 by means of a rod 19 fitted with a double-threaded adjusting-nut 22. The pointer 23 is first brought to zero by means of the adjusting-nut, and the person to be weighed then gets into the bed, and the increase of weight is then indicated on the scale. In a modification adapted to an iron bedstead, a frame is placed under the spring mattress, and connected by bell-crank levers and connecting-rods to an indicating-device. Another modification, adapted to a perambulator, is shown in Fig. 4. Rubber or similar balls 42 are placed between hollowed blocks 38 secured to the body 36 and frame 40 respectively. The balls are connected by pipes 43 to a manometer 44, and a branch pipe 48, fitted with a stop-cock, leads to a compressible rubber chamber, which can be adjusted by means of a thumb-screw device 46. By means of the adjusting-device and stop-cock, the indicator of the manometer is brought to zero. The child is then placed in the car, and its weight ascertained. The rubber balls may be replaced by one or more air cushions, and any of the devices may be adapted for either beds or perambulators.
Patent GB-190105232-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Recovering the Bye-products from Coke-kiln Gases.
Inventor: HEINEMANN WILHELM
Filed: 1901-03-12
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 5232. Heinemann, W. March 12. Ammonia is obtained in solution by treating raw cooled gas from coke kilns with steam, preferably in the form of an injector, in a main conduit leading from a battery of kilns.
Patent GB-190110475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Securing of Buttons to Boots, Shoes, Leggings, Trousers, Vests, and other Wearing Apparel of Both Sexes
Inventor: BRADSHAW ISAAC
Filed: 1901-05-21
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 10,475. Bradshaw, I., and Whitlock, W. May 21. Button-fasteners.-Buttons with looped shanks are secured in series on boots, shoes, leggings, trousers, waistcoats, overcoats, cloaks, skirts, bodices, and other wearing-apparel by means of a strip or wire having bends f as shown in Fig. 4, or singly by means of spirals or figures-of-eight having bends f' as shown in Figs. 5 and 8. The shanks are passed through slits made in the material by a punch or cutter having either one cutting-edge, or two, three, or, preferably, four cutting-edges in star shape.
Patent GB-190114750-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Rubber Tyres and Covers for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: PAULITSCHKY CARL
Filed: 1901-07-19
Granted: 1901-08-31
Abstract: 14,750. Paulitschky, C. July 19. Tyres, pneumatic &c. -Relates to the manufacture of rubber tyres and the covers of pneumatic tyres, so that the tread surfaces are adapted for hard wear. The materials required for making an ordinary tyre are taken, and, after some shellac has been added, about 40 to 50 per cent. of its weight of sulphur is kneaded into the mass. After uniform vulcanization at about 100‹ to 110‹ C., the tyre is pressed in a mould a made of fire-resisting and badly heat-conducting material, like asbestos. The mould is constructed in parts a', a<2> which, when secured together, form apertures for the projections 2 on the tyre. The tyre in the mould is heated for some four hours at about 150‹ C., whereby the projections 2, which form the tread of the tyre, become hardened, and the inner parts remain elastic. The outer surfaces of the projections lie on a circle concentric with the rim.
Patent GB-190115970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method and Means for Playing Musical Instruments.
Inventor: PIETSCHMANN FERDINAND
Filed: 1901-08-08
Granted: 1902-07-03
Abstract: 15,970. Pietschmann, F. Aug. 8. Harmoniums; music notation.-The invention relates to means for simplifying the playing of keyboard instruments, and is described with reference to a harmonium. The keys c are narrow, and move with a parallel motion obtained in the case shown by pivoting them to links e, one of which forms a lever which opens the reed pallet f. Over the keys is spread a flexible sheet n of fabric or the like, on which are dots to indicate the notes of a melody, connected by lines to indicate the order in which they are to be played. The sheets may be arranged in book form, if the piece is a long one, and the leaves are folded down one after another on the keys according as they are wanted. The keys are played by pressing on the dots in the sheets, the flexibility of which is such as to prevent any interference with the proper operation of the instrument though several thicknesses may lie on the keyboard. In a modification, the keys are made so that the music sheet can be placed underneath them. Accompaniment keys are shown at c'. Bellows connected together to be acted on by one foot or knee are placed at each end of the instrument.
Patent GB-190118600-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment or Manufacture of Paper, Applicable for use in Electric Insulation.
Inventor: TAYLER JOHN BERNARD
Filed: 1901-09-17
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 18,600. Tayler, J. B. Sept. 17. Pulp, treating.-In order to produce a paper which is particularly suitable for use in electric insulation, the pulp or the paper is treated with a mineral acid, preferably sulphuric acid. The pulp may be mixed with twice its bulk of acid of onetenth per cent. strength, or the paper may be passed through an acid of from five to ten per cent. strength, the paper being in contact with the acid for about ten seconds and subsequently washed with pure water or with water containing a small amount of lime.
Patent GB-190121049-A (GB)
Title: Improved Trousers' Press.
Inventor: RAMSAY WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-10-21
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 21,049. Ramsay, W. Oct. 21. Trouser presses. - The trousers are pressed between two boards A, B. On the underside of the board B are two cross-pieces D with turned-up ends D<1>. The pieces D lie in bearings E, so that the pieces D' may be turned down along the sides of the board B, when not in use. On each of the arms D<1> is fitted an arm F provided at its free end with a roller G. The pressure is applied by bearing by hand upon the part of each arm D' in proximity to the eye F<1>, so that the latter is slightly tilted and is thereby caused to engage frictionally with the arm D<1>, so as to maintain the pressure applied to the board A by the roller G. H, H are stops for the eyes F<1>.
Patent GB-190123330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Dusting and Bagging Chaff.
Inventor: BLOODWORTH EDWARD
Filed: 1901-11-18
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 23,330. Bloodworth, E. Nov. 18. Filling chaff.-Relates to apparatus for removing dust from, and bagging, chaff. The chaff as it falls from the chaff-cutter a is taken up by a fan b and passed through a trunk d contracted at f into a box e. The dust is blown through the perforated partition q to the outside of the box, while the chaff passes through one of the shoots i or i' into a sack. A movable shutter k is provided to direct the chaff into one or other of the shoots i, i<1>.
Patent GB-190123332-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Metal Wheel Nave for Suspension Spokes.
Inventor: DIGNAN EDMUND PAUL
Filed: 1901-11-18
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 23,332. Dignan, E. P. Nov. 18. Suspension or tension wheels; hubs; spokes.-Relates to a metallic wheel hub provided with means for adjusting the tangentially-arranged suspension spokes of wheels for agricultural implements and other vehicles. The hub R, shown in plan in Fig. 2, is formed with bosses A having holes B, through which pass the tangentially-arranged suspension spokes C provided with adjusting-nuts D on their screw-threaded ends.
Patent GB-190207980-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Machinery for Cutting Coal and other Minerals.
Inventor: PEAKE HENRY COPSON
Filed: 1902-04-05
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 7980. Peake, H. C., and English, J. R. April 5. Undercutting &c.-Relates to electrically-driven cutter-bar machines for coal and other minerals. The cutter bar A is coupled or geared to the armature shaft of the motor, which is mounted on, or suspended from, a rotatable ring or bed C having exterior worm teeth gearing with a worm E. This worm is driven by a second worm gear F, so that the cutter bar can be swung round in a circle to either side of the machine and can be turned into the face at starting. The cutter bar is inclined to the face when cutting and held in the position Y-Y<1> or Z-Z' by a pin through the holes d,g, or d', g<1>. The motor is preferably of the four-pole iron-clad enclosed type. The core plates of the drum armature are threaded and keyed on a sleeve B<2>, and the commutator is built on a second sleeve B<4>. These sleeves fit together and on the shaft, where they are secured by keys and screws &c., and the shaft is made with a long bearing and a flange b<5> for attachment of the cutter bar. Or the armature shaft is geared to a shaft 0 carrying the cutter bar and mounted in the base of the motor so as to cut near the rail level. The hauling-gear consists of a drum H removably mounted on either end of the machine and driven through epicyclic or other gear from worm gearing operated through the cord pulleys h, h<1> from the armature shaft. The machine is supported on the wheel brackets J which are adjustable vertically by screws K. Each bracket has an additional axle j at right-angles to the ordinary working position of the wheels, so that the latter can be transferred to them when the machine is to be moved over cross-rails. The motor and cutter bar can be mounted above or below the worm ring C, or the whole machine can be inverted on its adjustable wheel brackets, or the cutter bar can be mounted on the armature shaft or geared to it so that cutting can be done at any desired height. The cutter bar is made with a solid centre and perforated ribs or lugs M arranged in straight or spiral lines. The cutters N fit in the holes and are supported by the ribs &c.
Patent GB-190212958-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Switches for Electric Motors.
Filed: 1902-06-06
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 12,958. Lake, H. H., [General Electric Co.]. June 6. Switches.-A switch for use with a motor of the single-phase type is arranged to connect the mains to the starting and main windings of the motor when starting it from rest, and to cut out the starting-winding when it is running properly. The spindle S, Figs. 2, 3, and 5, of the switch handle H carries a switch arm K, which moves over the studs F, G connected to the starting and main windings, and a cam C by means of which the switch is thrown into the "running" position when released from the starting position. The arm K also bears on a curved piece D connected to one of the mains. The cam surface consists of projections f, e, h separated by a recess and a straight part g. A roller R carried by a spring W on a post P in the base B runs over this surface, lateral pressure on the spindle S being prevented by another similar roller R' running on the opposite circular part d of the cam. When the spindle is turned to bring the projection h against the roller R, the arm K connects both studs F, G to the piece D. The handle being released when the motor is started, the spring W rotates the cam C, immediately or against the action of a dash-pot &c., until the roller R rests in the running position of the switch against the projection e. The cover M is attached to the base B by internal clips Q, and is marked with an indicator over which an external pointer L on the spindle S moves.
Patent GB-190213430-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Bromination Products of Indigo.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1902-06-13
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 13,430. Imray, O., [Farbwerke vorm. Meister, Lucius, & Br³ning]. June 13. Dyes, artificial.-Bromination products of indigo are produced by acting upon indigo with bromine or its vapour, in presence :-(1) of water and sulphuric acid, in such proportion that there is no sulphonation and that the indigo sulphate is not decomposed ; or, (2) of more dilute sulphuric acid, for example, of 50 per cent. strength, without formation of indigo sulphate ; or, (3) of conceutrated hydrochloric or hydrobromic acid ; or, (4) of hydrofluoric acid ; or, (5) of the foregoing acids diluted with water, the degree of dilution being controlled by the formation of bromisatine ; or, (6) of water alone in comparatively-small quantity for example, 20 to 50 per cent. of water with or without sand or other indifferent diluents. Brominated products of indigo are also produced by acting with bromine vapour on indigo sulphate which may be obtained by boiling indigo with sulphuric acid of 62 per cent. strength, filtering and pressing or pulverizing. Indigo and indigo white may be brominated by employing hydrobromic acid and agents which liberate bromic from hydrobromic acid, such asa hypochlorite, a chlorate, or a bromate, or chlorine, and by this method the hydrobromic acid liberated by the process of substitution may be utilized. The bromination may also be effected by electrolysis, hydrobromic acid being employed as anode liquid, and electrodes of carbon. Indigo white, as well as indigo itself, may be brominated by this operation. In the foregoing process a known carrier of bromine may be used, such as salts of iron, copper, or aluminium.
Patent GB-190214459-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Seats for Outdoor Use.
Inventor: BENNET JAMES DICK
Filed: 1902-06-30
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 14,459. Bennet, J. D. June 30. Deck-seats.- Relates to improvements in deckseats and other kinds of chairs or seats. The seat is made up of a series of parallel slats A, the upper edges of which are of a n inverted V-shape so as not to retain moisture, separated by small bevelled pads B of rubber, wood, or like material, aud resting, either directly or on intervening wooden cross-slats, on the concave upper surfaces of transverse bearing-bars C of metal. The slats D, constituting the outer pair, are of a heavier type than the intermediate ones, and have dovetailed recesses into which fit flanges c on the ends of the bars C. Before the seat of slats is fitted to the bars C, it is compressed transversely by means of a press so that the elasticity of the pads B causes the slats to be firmly held in position when fitted.
Patent GB-190216635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for use in Skelping or Forming Hollow Blooms.
Inventor: INSHAW JOHN GEORGE
Filed: 1902-07-26
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 16,635. Inshaw , J. G., Billing, F., Billing, F., and Collins, P. July 26. Rolling; bending; welding.-Bars such as are described in Specification No. 18,386, A.D. 1900, are skelped or bent into hollow blooms, by passing them through three sets of rolls A, B, C. The sets A, C are horizontal, and the set B vertical, the rolls being grooved so that the bar is gradually bent into circular or polygonal form as desired. The sets A, C are shown as positively driven, the set B being frictionally driven by the work, which enters the set C before it leave, the set A, but all the sets may be positively driven. If the bar is operated upon in a sufficiently-heated condition, the adjacent edges of the bloom will be welded together.